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The sacraments (1): Signs of the love of God
There are moments in our life of faith when heaven and earth practically touch. And these moments are so important that they have a name all to themselves: sacraments. What are these? Where do they originate? What do they accomplish? — Introducing a brand new series.
22 01 2020
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Earn nothing and receive everything
What do you mean: God is righteous, when things go so well for some and so terribly for others? Where some are elected and others are not? How does it all fit together? The answer is: “There is grace for all.”
21 01 2020
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Interpreting signs — a vote of non-confidence
So the signs of the time are frightening. Which means that the return of Christ must be near, right? The Chief Apostle responds to this notion in a recent article: such attempts at interpretation are doomed to fail. Following is a summary. .
07 01 2020
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community 1/2020: New Year, new motto
With its latest edition, the Church magazine “community” begins its sixth year of publication. The top subjects this time around include “What truly makes free” — “What God really wants” — and “When Christ will return”.
02 01 2020
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Ministry (15): Review and outlook
The year of reform to the ministerial order: that is how the year 2019 will go down in the history books of the New Apostolic Church. But there is something much more fundamental behind this. And the topic is still current. .
26 12 2019
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My Jesus — the perfect Man
The faithful Servant, the promised Redeemer, and now the perfect Man — the third of four answers to the Advent question: who exactly is this Man, our Lord who is coming?
14 12 2019
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“I urge you to respect human life!”
New beginnings in Kasai and a jubilee in Ghana. Often, the needs of the congregations vary greatly. Sometimes there is joy and at times great sadness. Join us as we look at two congregations.
22 11 2019
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Like a father
It was always there, a large capital “F” in his calendar. And it did not stand for “free”, but for the word “family”. This is how Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler regularly scheduled time for his loved ones.
16 11 2019
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The communion cup over time
Form is subject to content. When the wafer sprinkled with wine replaced the chalice, the communion vessels also began to slowly change.
28 10 2019
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An extended pastoral tour into a world of its own
Ten days in Asia … Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider’s agenda for Myanmar and Malaysia is chock-full. And the anticipation of the congregations is huge.
26 10 2019
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Historic conference in the USA
Priests from the USA came together for a national conference in September. “Mosaic” was the theme for a conference that kept the North American ministers busy over a whole weekend.
15 10 2019
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The return of Christ—our daily plea (2/2)
A belief that inspires, yet at the same time it presents us with certain challenges. “How should we talk about the return of the Lord?” Chief Apostle Schneider asks, and gives some tips.
03 10 2019
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Ministry (7): the gift as a duty?
Change has its tradition—even in the ministerial order of the New Apostolic Church. But how far is this allowed to go? For example, aren’t pastors and Evangelists a biblical must? Following are some answers to some frequently asked questions.
05 09 2019
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In the heart of Africa
The topics presented by nac.today cover a wide range of technical, administrative, and even personal topics. This week we take you to Africa to bring you up to speed on the developments there.
30 08 2019
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Faith or the Law—a delicate topic
Right or wrong, real or fake, pure or impure? There was a time when these questions played an immense role for the people of the early Christian period. The transition from the old covenant to the new covenant was not so easy.
06 08 2019
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The “Chief”—way ahead of his time
The Church’s own health insurance, a football league of congregational teams, and a working area that spanned half the globe: today we celebrate the 125th birthday of Heinrich Franz Schlaphoff—an Apostle unlike any other.
02 08 2019
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When communion is not a foreign concept
A lively and active Church always produces surprising news. This week we look at an architectural prize, an additional Bible reading, and a full-time position for a youth worker.
26 07 2019
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Ministry (4): The heritage of the New Testament
Institution, nature, and authority—Jesus Christ is the source of all elements of ministry. Really? What about the order of the various ministries? The New Testament has three answers to this question—at least.
23 07 2019
the sacraments (1): signs of the love of god. there are moments in our life of faith when heaven and earth practically touch. and these moments are so important that they have a name all to themselves: sacraments. what are these? where do they originate? what do they accomplish? — introducing a brand new series. 22 01 2020
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earn nothing and receive everything. what do you mean: god is righteous, when things go so well for some and so terribly for others? where some are elected and others are not? how does it all fit together? the answer is: “there is grace for all.” 21 01 2020
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interpreting signs — a vote of non-confidence. so the signs of the time are frightening. which means that the return of christ must be near, right? the chief apostle responds to this notion in a recent article: such attempts at interpretation are doomed to fail. following is a summary. 07 01 2020
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community 1/2020: new year, new motto. with its latest edition, the church magazine “community” begins its sixth year of publication. the top subjects this time around include “what truly makes free” — “what god really wants” — and “when christ will return”. 02 01 2020
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ministry (15): review and outlook. the year of reform to the ministerial order: that is how the year 2019 will go down in the history books of the new apostolic church. but there is something much more fundamental behind this. and the topic is still current. 26 12 2019
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my jesus — the perfect man. the faithful servant, the promised redeemer, and now the perfect man — the third of four answers to the advent question: who exactly is this man, our lord who is coming? 14 12 2019
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“i urge you to respect human life!”. new beginnings in kasai and a jubilee in ghana. often, the needs of the congregations vary greatly. sometimes there is joy and at times great sadness. join us as we look at two congregations. 22 11 2019
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like a father. it was always there, a large capital “f” in his calendar. and it did not stand for “free”, but for the word “family”. this is how chief apostle hans urwyler regularly scheduled time for his loved ones. 16 11 2019
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the communion cup over time. form is subject to content. when the wafer sprinkled with wine replaced the chalice, the communion vessels also began to slowly change. 28 10 2019
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an extended pastoral tour into a world of its own. ten days in asia … chief apostle jean-luc schneider’s agenda for myanmar and malaysia is chock-full. and the anticipation of the congregations is huge. 26 10 2019
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historic conference in the usa. priests from the usa came together for a national conference in september. “mosaic” was the theme for a conference that kept the north american ministers busy over a whole weekend. 15 10 2019
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the return of christ—our daily plea (2/2). a belief that inspires, yet at the same time it presents us with certain challenges. “how should we talk about the return of the lord?” chief apostle schneider asks, and gives some tips. 03 10 2019
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ministry (7): the gift as a duty? change has its tradition—even in the ministerial order of the new apostolic church. but how far is this allowed to go? for example, aren’t pastors and evangelists a biblical must? following are some answers to some frequently asked questions. 05 09 2019
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in the heart of africa. the topics presented by nac.today cover a wide range of technical, administrative, and even personal topics. this week we take you to africa to bring you up to speed on the developments there. 30 08 2019
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faith or the law—a delicate topic. right or wrong, real or fake, pure or impure? there was a time when these questions played an immense role for the people of the early christian period. the transition from the old covenant to the new covenant was not so easy. 06 08 2019
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the “chief”—way ahead of his time. the church’s own health insurance, a football league of congregational teams, and a working area that spanned half the globe: today we celebrate the 125th birthday of heinrich franz schlaphoff—an apostle unlike any other. 02 08 2019
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when communion is not a foreign concept. a lively and active church always produces surprising news. this week we look at an architectural prize, an additional bible reading, and a full-time position for a youth worker. 26 07 2019
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ministry (4): the heritage of the new testament. institution, nature, and authority—jesus christ is the source of all elements of ministry. really? what about the order of the various ministries? the new testament has three answers to this question—at least. 23 07 2019
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